Voice actors have the power to transport audiences to other worlds. A particularly meaningful type of voice acting—audio description or description narration—is vital to making television, movies, ...

Media accessibility is a cornerstone of modern inclusive design, ensuring that digital content is available to all audiences, irrespective of sensory limitations. Central to this endeavour is audio ...

Since the recent explosion of widely available generative artificial intelligence (AI), it now seems that a new AI tool emerges every week. With varying success, AI offers solutions for productivity, ...

Audio description (AD) is defined as “the verbal depiction of key visual elements in media and live productions.” Essentially, AD is a narration of meaningful visual information in a video to provide ...

Access to film and television for visually impaired audiences is provided mainly through a feature called ‘Audio Description’ often referred to as ‘AD’. AD is a verbal commentary that is, generally, ...

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In the back of the Boston Citizens Opera House, Laura Pailler prepares for a matinee of “Funny Girl,” the revival musical about an aspiring comedian and Broadway star. Pailler is here to provide audio ...

Picture this: the roar of the crowd, the swell of Amhrán na bhFiann, the referee's whistle, the clash of the ash. For many people, that’s the thrill of a hurling match in Ireland. But for thousands of ...

Katie Ellis receives funding from The Australian Research Council and the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network. She was a member of the Department of Communications and the Arts Audio ...